The 2008–09 CBA season was the 14th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers defended their CBA title after defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one.
Tianjin Ronggang were promoted to the CBA after the team owners voted in favor of them over two other candidates, Qingdao DoubleStar and Guangdong Fenglü. Qingdao later replaced Beijing Aoshen for their place in the CBA, when the latter failed to submit relevant files on time and lost their qualification for the season.
Foreign players of each team could play unlimited time each game, except only 5 quarters collectively when facing Bayi Rockets. The two newly promoted teams and the bottom two teams of the last season could each have one extra Asian foreign players.
Regular Season standings # 2008–09 CBA season Team 1Guangdong Southern Tigers 45 5 .900 - 24–1 21–4 2Xinjiang Flying Tigers 44 6 .880 1 24–1 20–5 3Jiangsu Dragons 36 14 .720 9 20–5 16–9 4Shaanxi Kylins 30 20 .600 15 21–4 9–16 5Dongguan Leopards 29 21 .580 16 18–7 11–4 DG 3-1 FJ6Fujian Xunxing 29 21 .580 16 20–5 9–16 7Zhejiang Lions 28 22 .560 17 16–9 12–13 8Shandong Lions 27 23 .540 18 16–9 11–14 SD 2-2(417–400) BJ 9Beijing Ducks 27 23 .540 18 17–8 10–15 10Shanxi Zhongyu 26 24 .520 19 15–10 11–14 11Bayi Rockets 25 25 .500 20 14–11 11–14 12Liaoning Dinosaurs 24 26 .480 21 11–14 13–12 13Jilin Northeast Tigers 23 27 .460 22 13–12 10–15 14Zhejiang Whirlwinds 19 31 .380 26 13–12 6–19 15Qingdao DoubleStar 13 37 .260 32 10–15 3–22 QD 2-2(361–358) TJ16Tianjin Ronggang 13 37 .260 32 8–17 5–20 17Shanghai Sharks 6 44 .120 39 5–20 1–24 SH 2-2(436–406) YN18Yunnan Bulls 6 44 .120 39 6-19 0–25 + Key to colors Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
Playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
References
External links http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/